SONNY’S BBQ
TAILGATES FROM THE PIT GIVEAWAY
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS GIVEAWAY. Purchase of any product or service will not improve your chances of winning. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED.
1. Sponsor. The TAILGATES FROM THE PIT GIVEAWAY (the “Giveaway”) is sponsored by Sonny’s Franchise Company, a Florida corporation, 359 Carolina Avenue, Suite A, Winter Park, FL 32789 (“Sponsor”).
2. Eligibility. The Giveaway is only open to individuals (a) who are physically located in and permanent legal residents of the United States, and if entering via the Internet, logging onto the Internet from the United States; (b) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry; and (c) who are not otherwise prohibited from participating in the Giveaway as provided in these Official Rules. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their same household are not eligible to participate in the Giveaway. VOID OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION.
By entering the Giveaway, you agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, from any damages of any form that you might incur as a result of participation in the Giveaway or from acceptance, receipt, use, misuse, or possession of the prize. The prize is awarded on the condition that Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in the Giveaway or from acceptance or possession of the prize by any entrant or the winner or any of their guests. BY PARTICIPATING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES WHICH WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL RESPECTS. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.
3. Entry Period. The entry period for each Tailgate Prize begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on August 22, 2024 and ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Time two (3) weeks prior to the applicable Tailgate Weekend and the entry period for the Grand Prize begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on August 22, 2024 and ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on November 16, 2024 (collectively, the “Entry Period”).
4. How to Enter. To enter the Giveaway and to be eligible for a Tailgate Prize and/or Grand Prize (each, a “prize” or “prizes”), during the applicable Entry Period, you must fully complete the online Tailgates from the Pit Giveaway form available at http://sonnysbbq.com/tailgates-from-the-pit, including selecting at least one (1) tailgate weekend (each, a “Tailgate Weekend”):
- Miami @ USF 9/21/24 (Tampa, FL)
- Colorado @ UCF 9/28/24 (Orlando, FL)
- UCF @ UF 10/5/24 (Gainesville, FL)
- FSU @ Miami 10/26/24 (Miami, FL)
- UF vs UGA (Jacksonville) 11/2/24 (Jacksonville, FL)
- Tennessee @ UGA 11/16/24 (Athens, GA)
- Vandy @ LSU 11/23/24 (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Florida @ FSU 11/30/24 (Tallahassee, FL)
Dates, times, and locations of Tailgate Weekends are subject to change without notice. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. If the Sponsor suspects that an entrant attempted to obtain additional entries by using multiple email addresses, identities or any other method, or entered this Giveaway through multiple methods of entry, that entrant may be disqualified, or any prize won may be forfeited at Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. In the event a dispute regarding the entity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. Although you may select more than one (1) Tailgate Weekend, and be eligible to win multiple prizes, only one entry per email address and per person or household sharing the same street address is eligible, regardless of method of entry.
Entries that do not comply with these Official Rules, or that otherwise contain incomplete, prohibited, inappropriate, offensive, infringing, or otherwise unlawful or unacceptable content as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified, and will not receive an entry into the Giveaway (without notice to you). If you enter the Giveaway and are discovered to not be eligible to enter the Giveaway, you will be disqualified. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN YOUR ENTRY TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY SPONSOR OR ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSEES, AND YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO SUCH USE.
- 5. Prizes; Odds of Winning. The prizes offered in this Giveaway consist of the following:
(a) For each Tailgate Weekend, one (1) potential Tailgate Weekend winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries received during the applicable Entry Period who selected that Tailgate Weekend in their entry, provided any such potential Tailgate Weekend winner must comply with these Official Rules as a condition to receiving the Tailgate Prize. The potential winner of each Tailgate Weekend will be eligible to win a Sonny’s BBQ catered tailgate food package for up to twenty (20) people at the designated tailgate zone at the respective Tailgate Weekend college football game (each, a “Tailgate Prize”). Approximate retail value of each Tailgate Prize: $300. Approximate retail value of all Tailgate Prizes: $2,400.
(b) One (1) potential grand prize winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period (based on email addresses, regardless of number of Tailgate Weekends entrants selected), provided any such potential grand prize winner must comply with these Official Rules as a condition to receiving the Grand Prize. The potential winner will be eligible to win a grand prize (the “Grand Prize”) consisting of the following: (1) a Traeger® Portable Ranger Electric Tabletop Grill; (2) Sonny’s BBQ Gift Card (value of $250, standard gift card restrictions apply); (3) a Sonny’s BBQ Retail Sauce Pitmaster Pack; (4) a Yeti® Tundra 35 Hard Cooler; and (5) a ROMANTICIST® 23 pc BBQ Grill Accessory set. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize: $945.
Additional restrictions, limitations, and exclusions may apply. Each potential winner is responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acceptance and use of a prize, including taxes and fees not specifically included in the prize and purchasing any tailgating tickets/passes or college football tickets. Prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers, promotions, or prizes. You may not transfer or assign your right to receive a prize. No prize substitutions are permitted, except by Sponsor which reserves the right to change or replace a prize with a prize of comparable or greater retail value at any time. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received at the time of the drawing. No other prize will be given to entrants as a result of participation in the Giveaway.
Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies are not responsible for travel delays, cancellations, or any changes in dates, times, or locations of Tailgate Weekends. Lost or stolen gift cards or certificates or similar items, once they are in the winner’s possession, will not be replaced. If, for any reason whatsoever, a winner is unable to participate in a Tailgate Weekend, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the winner and no alternate winner will be selected. Any unused portions of a prize are forfeited with no cash value or substitution provided. The prizes or any elements thereof may not be separated or redeemed for cash.
In the event a winner engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) is obnoxious, threatening, illegal, or that annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or cancel a prize, in whole or in part, with no further compensation. Unused components of a prize have no redeemable cash value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Exact details of any activities, including, but not limited to, date, time, location and duration are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winners and their guests agree to comply with all rules and regulations in connection with the prize, and must agree to execute any agreements, waivers, and releases required by Sponsor in connection with redemption of the prize. Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies will not be responsible for weather conditions, Acts of God, pandemics or endemics, government-mandated restrictions, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other natural or man-made disaster outside their control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of any elements of a prize.
6. Notification of Winners. Potential winners will be sent an email with instructions on how to claim the applicable prize (the “Notification”). Each potential Tailgate Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the applicable Entry Period who selected that Tailgate Weekend in their entry, and be provided a Notification approximately two (3) weeks prior to the applicable Tailgate Weekend. The potential Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period, and be provided a Notification on approximately November 16, 2024. Each potential winner will be required to follow instructions on the Notification, and provide Sponsor with his/her first and last name, date of birth, complete address, city, state, and ZIP code, telephone number, and email address, and the potential winner may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility Release, Liability Release and Publicity Release (except where prohibited), to be returned within two (2) days of request by Sponsor, or the prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, another potential winner will be selected at random from the eligible entries received during the applicable Entry Period. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, fails to return the completed and executed affidavits and releases within the specified timeframe as required, or if the Notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and another potential winner will be selected at random from the eligible entries received during the applicable Entry Period. Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prize if Sponsor is unable to declare a potential winner the winner within a reasonable timeframe, which shall be subject to Sponsor’s sole discretion. By accepting or using a prize, the winner agrees that Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies can use the winner’s name, state of residence, voice, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Should there be a dispute regarding who may have submitted an entry, that entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the account at the time the entry was made. All decisions of Sponsor shall be binding and final. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner.
7. Rights Definition. As used in these Official Rules, the term “Rights” shall mean rights of copyright, patent rights, trademark and service mark rights, publicity rights, trade secret rights, character rights, trade dress rights, and all other proprietary rights of any kind whatsoever, together with any and all applications, registrations, renewal and extension rights, and rights to sue for any past, present, or future infringement or violation.
8. Originality of Entries. Each entrant must have all Rights in and to their entry as of the time of entry to the Giveaway. By submitting an entry, each entrant represents and warrants that: (a) the entry is their original work of authorship, creation, or invention; (b) they are the exclusive owner of the Rights related to the entry, or they have written permission from the owner of such Rights: (i) to submit such entry as part of the Giveaway; and (ii) to grant to Sponsor all rights necessary to use the entry, including but not limited to the rights necessary to use their Likeness as described in Section 10; (c) no other person or entity is entitled to any payment for the use of the entry; (d) they have obtained from anyone identified or depicted in the entry (or the parent or guardian of any child identified or depicted) all permission necessary to grant Sponsor the rights granted herein; and (e) they have obtained from the owner of the related Rights, all permission necessary for the inclusion and use in the Giveaway of any graphics, artwork, location or other items or elements that appear in the entry. An entry must not have been, and may not be, entered in any other Giveaway or contest or previously published. Modifying, enhancing, or altering a third party’s preexisting work does not qualify as an entrant’s original creation. Each entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its third party service providers from and against all claims or damages arising out of the use of such entrant’s entry. Sponsor reserves the right to void and/or disqualify any entry if the entry is found in Sponsor’s sole discretion to be inconsistent with the above representations and warranties, plagiarized, copied or fraudulent, to infringe upon existing Rights of others, or to be incomplete, damaged, obscene, offensive, promoting a particular political agenda, promoting drugs, or firearms/weapons, or otherwise unsuitable for any reason as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
9. Sponsor’s Use of Entries. By entering the Giveaway, each entrant hereby grants to Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, unlimited, non-exclusive, sub-licensable unrestricted right and license to use, review, reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, commercialize, and create derivative works of the entry, in whole or in part, in all media now existing or later developed without expectation of compensation or acknowledgement (other than a prize, if any, that is awarded as set forth in these Official Rules). Sponsor shall have no obligation to any entrant to make attribution with respect to an entry, retain any of the foregoing, or maintain any information or ideas contained therein, as confidential or proprietary.
10. Right to Use Name, Likeness, and Other Identifying Information. By entering the Giveaway, each entrant hereby irrevocably consents to the unlimited reproduction, distribution, display, performance, and other use by Sponsor and its successors and assigns of names; images; likenesses; voices; entries; photos, audio, and videos; biographical information; statements and quotes; stories and anecdotes provided; and all of their other personal or commercial attributes or identifying features (each, a “Likeness”) of the entrant and of each person participating in a Tailgate Weekend or otherwise making use of a prize, for any purposes directly or indirectly related to this Giveaway or for marketing purposes, and in any format or medium now existing or later developed. Entrant agrees to obtain such consents as may be requested by Sponsor related to any Likeness from all persons participating in a Tailgate Weekend or otherwise making use of a prize. Each entrant hereby waives any and all rights of publicity and rights of privacy associated with Sponsor’s use of a Likeness. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, and without providing notice to or receiving consent from an entrant, modify, change, adapt, or otherwise alter a Likeness. Entrants shall have no right of approval, no claim to compensation, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, or use in composite form of a Likeness. The rights granted under this Section 10 are without compensation or notification to the entrant of any kind, except as required by law, and shall extend to all entries, all other materials submitted by the entrant, and all other materials developed in connection with the Giveaway, regardless of whether they are developed by the entrant or another person or entity.
11. Internet/General Provisions. Sponsor is not responsible for entries (including, without limitation, data transmissions) that are late, lost, tampered with, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, garbled, delayed, mutilated, forged, destroyed, stolen, misdirected, undeliverable, or mailed postage due or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, and such entries will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone, or computer or telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled, or misdirected transmissions, data input errors, typographical errors on its website or in these Official Rules, or any other error of any kind whether human, mechanical, or electronic, including, without limitation, the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information regardless of the cause. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Giveaway, as solely determined by the judges, will be disqualified and entry material/data that has been tampered with or altered is void. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed, or like entry methods or the use of multiple accounts to make entries will void all entries affected by such methods and be deemed tampering. You are prohibited from assisting or encouraging anyone to make more than one entry. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate such person’s eligibility to participate in the Giveaway. Sponsor may modify, suspend, or terminate the Giveaway at any time, and for any reason that it may determine in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel the Giveaway and select the winner for the prize from all eligible entries received prior to the cancellation. Sponsor is not responsible for any problem with a Giveaway entry generated by computer hardware or software malfunction, error, or failure. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, Sponsor RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to amend these Official Rules at any time during the Giveaway.
12. Disputes/Choice of Law. The laws of the State of Florida shall govern the Giveaway. Except where prohibited, you agree that this Giveaway shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida and: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in Orange County, Florida; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees (except as otherwise provided in these Official Rules); (c) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, “Special Damages”); and (d) you hereby waive all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. Under no circumstances shall Sponsor’s aggregate liability to you or any entrant of the Giveaway exceed One Dollar ($1.00).
13. Privacy. Information submitted in connection with the Giveaway will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and the Sonny’s BBQ Privacy Policy (available at www.sonnysbbq.com/privacy-policy). By entering this Giveaway, you are providing information to Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees, and advertising and promotional agencies, as applicable.
14. Winner List/Copy of Official Rules. To receive the name of the prize winners or a duplicate copy of these Official Rules, send the request and a separate, self-addressed, stamped (#10) envelope by December 31, 2024 to:
Tailgates from the Pit Giveaway
Sonny’s Franchise Company
Attn: Montana Coleman
359 Carolina Avenue, Suite A
Winter Park, Florida 32789
4886-5093-8068, v. 1
